Early Origins of the Middlemass family

The surname Middlemass was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat at Middlemarsh, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066, but like most Anglo Saxon families they soon found the oppression of the Norman intolerable, and moved north to Scotland where they obtained lands from a grant from the King of Scotland and became tenants of the Abbey of Kelso.

Early History of the Middlemass family

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Middlemass Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Middlemass have been found, including Middlemass, Middlemas, Middlemaist, Middlemiss and many more.

Early Notables of the Middlemass family (pre 1700)

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Migration of the Middlemass family to Ireland

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Migration of the Middlemass family to the New World and Oceana

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Among the first immigrants of the name Middlemass, or a variant listed above to cross the Atlantic and come to North America were :

Middlemass Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Middlemass, who settled in Virginia in 1723

Middlemass Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francis Middlemass, who arrived in America in 1832

Henry Middlemass, who arrived in Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania in 1854

Henry Middlemass, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

Contemporary Notables of the name Middlemass (post 1700)

Robert Middlemass (1883-1949), American character actor with over 116 film appearances

Mary Jane "Jean" Middlemass (1833-1919), English novelist; her father first published her works under the pseudonym Mignionette

Clive Middlemass (b. 1944), English former professional footballer and manager from Leeds

Francis George "Frank" Middlemass (1919-2006), English actor, best remembered for his television role as Rocky Hardcastle in As Time Goes By

Citations

^ Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)